OpenAI takes aim at Anthropic with beefed-up Codex that gives it more power over your desktop
OpenAI’s agentic coding tool has gotten a major makeover, with a variety of new powers and abilities.
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Anthropic CPO leaves Figma’s board after reports he will offer a competing product
Krieger’s departure and any forthcoming design tools will be another data point for investors who fear the SaaSpocalypse — that the largest AI labs will come to dominate software businesses, a thesis that has rocked public markets at times this year.
Anthropic releases a new Opus model amid Mythos Preview buzz
Anthropic has released its most powerful “generally available” model to date: Claude Opus 4.7. The company called it a step up from Opus 4.6 for advanced software engineering tasks, particularly in complex coding areas that in the past required more hand-holding. It’s also supposed to be better at analyzing images and following instructions, and it […]
Anthropic’s rise is giving some OpenAI investors second thoughts
One investor who has backed both companies told the FT that justifying OpenAI’s recent round required assuming an IPO valuation of $1.2 trillion or more — making Anthropic’s current $380 billion valuation look like the relative bargain.
Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos
The AI giant’s co-founder confirms that Anthropic briefed the Trump administration on its latest model, Mythos, which it claims has powerful cybersecurity capabilities.
Trump officials may be encouraging banks to test Anthropic’s Mythos model
The report is particularly surprising since the Department of Defense recently declared Anthropic a supply-chain risk.
At the HumanX conference, everyone was talking about Claude
Anthropic was the star of the show at San Francisco’s AI-centric conference.
The AI code wars are heating up
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the AI coding and vibe-coding booms, follow David Pierce. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Writing code was a killer app for AI […]
Anthropic temporarily banned OpenClaw’s creator from accessing Claude
This ban took place after Claude’s pricing changed for OpenClaw users last week.